“…Many studies have shown that economic factors play a significant role in shaping attitudes towards different aspects of European integration (Eichenberg and Dalton, 1993; Gabel, 1998; Gabel and Palmer, 1995; Anderson and Reichert, 1996; Anderson and Kaltenthaler, 1996; Hooghe and Marks, 2005; Berezin and Díez‐Medrano, 2008; Schoen, 2008). McLaren (2007) and De Vreese (2008) show that such considerations also influence attitudes towards Turkey.…”